A week later.
It's after dinner and Hisu is doing the dishes, with Tohru helping. She decided to take Shigure up on the offer to stay, much to the dismay of Yuki and Kyou, and "called her parents to let them know". Throughout the week that Hisu's lived with them she's been helping Tohru with her role of simple housewife, helping out especially when Tohru's at school, since she "called her teachers" too. Tonight however, it was just them, as the guys had all gone out...uh...somewhere...after dinner, and the girls didn't bother to tag along.
Since Hisu seemingly just happened upon them and suddenly decided to stay, she had to borrow Tohru's clothes, which of course was okay with the polite young girl. Tonight she wore a short grayish-blue skirt and matching long-sleaved top with the sleaves rolled up, as she was doing the washing. Tohru hadn't had the chance to change out of her school uniform yet, and she stood to the side with the drying cloth.
"Um...Hisu-chan? Can I ask you something...?" Tohru asked quietly.
"Hm?" Hisu looked up, "Sure you can."
A blush rose to Tohru's cheeks, "...what would you do if you really liked someone? Would you tell them?"
"Of course. Love is the most important thing, and it's good to be honest."
"Yeah but..." Tohru shifted uncomfortably, "We went to a fortuneteller last week and she said..."
It was Hisu's turn to shift uncomfortably at the mention of herself, "...said what?" She knew there was no way Tohru could recognize her, but she was still wary.
"...she said that even in ten years I had no boyfriend, let alone husband, and that I loved someone that didn't love me back."
"...mm, well, you never really know for certain until you try. Don't be looking on the downside."
"Yeah, you're right."
Hisu passes her the last dish to be dried. "Well, I'm finished here, so I'm going to hit the sack early, k?"
"Okay."
Tohru finishes up her part while Hisu sneeks away to the room she'd been sharing with Tohru. All alone in the dark room she sits on top of her makeshift bed and pulls her crystal out of a skirt pocket. Gazing into it once more, she says to herself, "Yes...how very interesting..." She puts it away and falls back with her head resting on her arms.
"I can manipulate this to my advantage..."